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The Godfather trilogy is the benchmark for all cinematic storytelling. Francis Ford Coppola's masterful adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Corleone family in this celebrated epic. Collectively nominated for a staggering twenty-eight Academy Awards, the films are the winner of nine including two for Best Picture for 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather: Part II'. Explore the phenomenal impact The Godfather films had on our culture, on other filmmakers, on the cinema and - over 35 years later - the enduring legacy and influence Coppola's Godfather trilogy has generated, as the films are lovingly quoted and mercilessly parodied in contemporary media. Hear the unlikely tale of the masterpiece that almost never happened! - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro
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A landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. - Director:
- Roman Polanski
- Cast:
- Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
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Raising Victor Vargas (2002)Educando a Victor Vargas
Summer-time and New York's sweltering Lower East Side provides the setting for Victor Vargas, a self-styled teenage Casanova, in his quest to become a man. Living in a cramped apartment with his younger 'Victor wannabe' brother Nino, his antagonistic sister Vicki and his hilariously cantankerous grandmother, Victor tackles the complex emotions of the transition from adolescence - taking responsibility for his life, protecting his family and experiencing first love with the most beautiful girl on the block, 'Juicy Judy'. - Director:
- Peter Sollett
- Cast:
- Victor Rasuk, Donna Maldonado, Kevin Rivera
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